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BRITISH TROOPS ARRIVE IN BATAVIA [Allocated Title]

Other titles:BRITISH ARMY OPERATIONS IN SOUTH EAST ASIA DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR [Allocated Series Title]

Summary: The first British troops arrive in Batavia, capital of the Dutch East Indies (now Jakarta, Indonesia).

Description: A Landing Craft Infantry (Large) (LCI(L)) in Batavia harbour. LCI(L) 115 berthed. Four shirtless soldiers of 1st Battalion Seaforth Highlanders walk towards camera. General scene on the quayside with men stood about and a goods wagon in background. Men moving ammunition boxes; one is seen to be marked 'Seaforth'. Men walking to and fro on the dockside. View of the berthed LCI(L) 115. Officers looking at a map.